Copy, Move Elements between Documents

You can use the Copy, Move Elements between Documents tool to copy elements to a different layout.

Important: You cannot undo this operation by clicking Undo. When you select this tool, the program automatically makes backup copies of the drawing file/layout and saves them with the extension .bak (assuming that you have set the appropriate option in the Options on the Desktop environment page). The .bak files and the original drawing files/layouts are stored in the same folder, i.e. the project folder. For more information, see Using .bak files.

To copy or move layout elements to a different layout while retaining coordinates

1. In the Layout module, click Copy, Move Elements between Documents (How).
   

   Activate Copy/Move Elements between Documents in one of the following ways

   • Menu bar: File

   • Toolbar: Special
2. Use the Layout structure to select the layout to which you want to copy elements.

   Note: When you copy or move data to a layout, Allplan displays a confirmation prompt and makes backup copies (*.bak) of the files in question. For more information, see Using .bak files.

3. Select the elements you want to copy.
   

   • To select a single element, click it.
   • To select elements in a region, use the left mouse button to open a selection rectangle around the elements you want to select
   • To include all the elements in the current document, click All in the Input options or press CTRL+A. Please note that this option is not available for all tools.

   For more information on the options available for selecting elements in Allplan, see Selecting elements, overview.

   When selecting elements, you can use the Filter Assistant to apply a filter based on element types and/or properties. For more information, see Filter Assistant.

   Note: To copy all layout elements, click All in the Input options or click twice with the right mouse button in the workspace (in this case a confirmation prompt is displayed).